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Filed June 21, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L. mfs

I INVENTOR. 6L mgwcc EDawa mN Patented Sept. 16, 194? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT Clarence E. Dowdakin, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 21, 1946, Serial No. 678,390 2 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a hat, and more especially to a hat having a rotating and interchangeable crow-n.

The principal feature of the invention is the provision of a hat which is capable of being given innumerable changes and variations in appearance.

An object of the invention is to provide a hat of the kind referred to, having a revolving crown by which artistic designs in millinery styles may be presented in constantly changing array.

A further object is the provision of a hat whose crown is adjustable so that the most ,attractive and pleasing arrangement of its design may be located by trial and fixed in any desired position.

A still further object is to provide a hat having an interchangeable crown structure whereby a variety of designs may be substituted for one another to obtain a desired; appearance suitable.

for any particular occasion.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and other objects, the invention, briefly stated, comprises a hat having inner and outer crowns, the outer crown being rotatably associated with the inner crown.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following specification and claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side-elevational view of one em bodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken through Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is an exploded view, partly in section, of the assembly of the parts of the structure, by which the rotary crown is associated with the stationary crown of the hat.

Referring in detail to the drawings, I repreresents a stationary crown of a hat, which may be provided with a brim 2. A flattened circular area 3 is preferably formed at the top of the crown l which has an opening 4 and rivet holes 5 for a purpose later to be made apparent. The crown I, may be made of any convenient material such, for example, as transparent plastic of the type known as Lucite or Plexiglas which may be colored or not, to suit the individual taste.

A spindle 6 is formed with a tapered surface at its upper end and has a base 9, which is adapted for positioning on the flattened area 3 of the stationary crown I. The base 9 of the spindle is provided with rivet holes l0 matching the rivet holes 5 of the stationary crown I, and has projecting portions II and I2 formed on its upper and lower surfaces respectively. The projecting portion ll of the base 9 is adapted to fit into the opening 4 of the stationary crown I to permit the base 9 to be brought into close contact with the area 3 of the stationary crown l to which it is secured by rivets I4 passing through the matched holes 5 and Ill.

The rotary crown I5 is rotatably supported upon the stationary crown I through the intermediation of the spindle 6. This rotary crown I5 as illustrated in the drawings, has a shape conformable to the shape of the crown I, which it will be understood is for the purpose of example only, as it is intended that this crown I5 may be shaped in any desired form and may be formed in any of innumerable designs to suit the fancy of the individual wearer.

The rotary crown l5 may be constructed of the same material as that of the stationary crown l, or some other suitablematerial, and has an opening I6 formed at the top, about which rivet holes it are positioned.

A spindle shell 20 is insertable upwardly through the opening I6 as best illustrated in Figure 4. This spindle shell 20 is of generally inverted-cup shape having an out-turned flange 2i at its bottom formed with a rounded or bevelled upper surface 22 adapted to fit snugly against the under surface of the crown I5 about the opening I6. Rivet holes 24 are formed in the spindle shell 20 in matching relation to the rivet holes I8 in the crown I5 for the reception of rivets 25 by which the spindle shell 20 is fixed to the crown 5. The interior of the spindle shell 20 is formed with a shoulder 21 and with a tapered bearing 28.

A ball-bearing member 30 having separate raceways 3i and 32 between which balls 33 are held, has a central opening 34 through which the spindle 6 is inserted. The raceway 32 of the ball bearing rests upon the projection II of the base 9 in the assembled condition of the parts. The raceway 3| has an outer diameter such that the ball-bearing can be fitted into the spindle shell 29 by light pressure until the same seats against the interior shoulder 21 thereof, and when inserted in place the ball-bearing 30 is flush with the lower end of the shell, as will be seen in Figure 3.

Lock screw nuts 36, having slightly curved surfaces 31 conforming to the shape of the rotary crown I5 are secured thereto adjacent the edge thereof, and lock screws 39 are provided whose points 48 bear against the stationary crown l in the locked condition of the rotary crown H5. The lock screws 31] may have decorated ornamental heads 4!. Stop pins 42 project outwardly from the lock screw nuts 3% for stopping the inward movement of the lock screws 39 when the points 48 thereof are in proper engagement with the stationary crown i, thus preventing any distortion of the parts.

Threaded rods '53 preferably of some light, ductile material such as aluminum, are secured to the spindle shell 20. These rods #13, may be of any length, and are intended to be bent intoany desired shape, as indicated in Figure 3, to present any fancied design which may serve the purposes of the hat designer or please'the individual wearer. The ends of the rods 53 may bear loops M or other devices to act as securing means for articles or materials to be fastened on the hat.

In the use of the above described hat, the rotary crown in may easily be removed by reason of the light pressure fit of the ball bearing member 36 in the spindle shell 26, and other rotary crowns substituted therefor, as may be desired. The rotary crown can be adjusted to any position which gives the most pleasing appearance to the hat and held the-rein by setting the lock screws 39. I

Furthermore, by suitably forming and applying decorative articles to the rotary crown It, the same can be made to revolve by contact with the passing currents of air, thus giving the hat a constantly changing and very novel appearance.

It will, of course, be understood that the hat may be provided with any suitable type of hat band, that either or both of the crowns I and I5 may be lined or decorated in any way desired, and that the hat may be brimmed or brimless.

It will thus be seen that the invention provides a hat which is capable of being given innumerable changes of appearance and which oifers a means of forming a great diversity of artistic designs.

The particular embodiment of the invention, described and illustrated herein, is given by way of example only and it will, of course, be under-- stood that innumerable variations in the design, and many changes in the arrangement and proportions of the parts thereof, can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus clearly shown and described the invention, what is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a hat with a rotatable crown, the combination, which comprises a hat having a stationary crown with a brim, a centrally disposed spindle with a conicaily-shaped upper end extending upward from the upper surface of the crown of the hat, a hub encasing said spindle pivotally suspended by the vertex of the conically-shaped upper end thereof, a bearing mounted on the lower end of the spindle rotatably mounting the lower end of the hub, a depending crown mounted on the lower end of said hub superimposed over and spaced from the hat crown, said depending crown substantially of the same shape as the hat crown, ornament-supporting elements positioned on the outer surface of said hub, adjustin the lower edge of said depending crown spacing the depending crown from the hat crown, said adjusting screws having ornamented heads, and stops limiting inward movement of said adjusting screws preventing damage of said hat crown, said adjusting screws adapted to be set to release the depending crown for free rotation thereof by wind currents or the like.

CLARENCE E. DOVJDAKIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 556,248 Boyle Mar. 10, 1895 506,100 Buck Oct. 3, 1893 1,530,870 Weber i Mar. 24, 1925 1,776,175 Wittenkind Sept. 16, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 147,914 Austria Nov. 25, 1936 

